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Arcade Archives: Raiden

2021 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Shooter · Arcade

70IGDB player score
1 ratings

About this game

Raiden is a shooting game released by Seibu Kaihatsu in 1990. Get aboard the ultra high-altitude fighter-bomber Raiden and protect the Earth from a sudden alien invasion. A variety of stages and power-up items provide lots of excitement for you to enjoy.

Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medals which add to the score. When player dies, the fighter's fragments become projectiles that damage enemies. After defeating the Stage 8 boss, the mission is completed, and player receives 1 million points for each completed loop. Afterwards, it will start back to Stage 1. This time around, enemies shoot faster and at a more rapid rate.

In the year 2090, Earth has suddenly become the target of deranged aliens known as the Cranassians. Following the invasion, the World Alliance Military builds a new cutting-edge weapon, the Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter. Based on a captured alien craft, it is humanity's only hope for survival.